The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

him, claiming that he had advertised his school
by false circulars They also published card
in the News denoancing Koerner and his school
fraud. By this Mr.. koerner claims that he
has been damaged to the amount OF 000, and
has entered suit against them with 0. Ell. Trook.
W. w. Redman and E. j. Heeb of Bryant e.
STATIONS school, and John b. Holiday, of the
News, as co-defendants.
WAS ENTITLED TO NOTHING.
Mrs Margaret Bates was tenant of William
G. hurry. and when, after giving her notice to
move and she refused, he forcibly elected her,
she sued for $500 damages, and jury in Judge
Walkers court yesterday decided that she was
entitled to nothing.
SIGNED THE PLEDGE IN COURT
There was small docket before Mayor Denny
yesterday morning, and the court was turned.
into temperance society for the time being
John F. Snyder, of Virginia avenue, was charged
with drunkenness, and be proposed that if they
would release him he would sign temperance
pledge for two years The Mayor consented,
aud he signed the pledge.
BIG REDUCTIONS IN CLAIMS
Judge Gresham, following up his remarks on
the fees asked for by the receiver and the attor-
neys of the Lake Erie & Western railway, yes
terday materially reduced the amounts demand
ed The receiver wanted $40, 900 per annum for
his services, but this was cut to 81, 800; and his
attorneys two firms, who asked So, 900, had their
claim cut to SO, 500 fer the two of them. The New
York and Chicago attorneys for the trust asked
$40 000 but were allowed only $12, 000 Melon
aid. Butler and Mason and others were allowed
So, 04S, all they asked. J. S. High, j. L. Lemon
and Others attorneys for McGuikey, the original
plaintiff. wanted $4,000 but were not allowed
anything. The total amount of the claims was
reduced from $50, 900 to $25, 600.
AN OLD SUIT FOR LARGE SUM.
The celebrated case of Herman Sturm against
Herman Funke and F. A. Baker was called ND
before Judges Gresham and Walker yesterday. but
for some reason hearing was postponed until to-
day. In 1867 Starm shipped a cargo of goods,
valued atSl20, 900, to Mexico, and the defendants,
Funke and Baker, added to this guns
were to be sold, at the risk of the
latter, and the profits were to be equally divided
Tie whole cargo was lost in the voyage to Vera
Cruz, and Sturm alleges that Funk and Baker
collected insurance $107.s74, for which the
cargo was insured, and that the three-fourths
of this. which belonged to him. never paid
to him. He asks judgment for SAG, 900 for this,
and other amounts upon other grounds
THE SUIT AGAINST THE SURGICAL INSTITUTE.
The suit for s10,0 900 damages brought by w.
r. Ferry against the Surgical Institute is still
on trial before Judge Howe, and will hardly
reach an end to-day. A vast amount of expert
testimony regarding blood poisoning from
broken limbs has been submitted, and there is
considerable yet to come. The attor
neys for the plaintiff created something OF
sensation last evening by intimating that there
had been an attempt made to tamper with some
| OF the witnesses residing in Louisville. 1t j:
| claimed that one of them received a letter pur
| porting to come from Study an attorney for the
| plaintiff, asking him to testify to something in
direct opposition to what the plaintiff desired t
| prove. The case is creating considerable inter
| est among the medical men of the city.